Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that he would be retiring from politics after his current term and signaled that his daughter would run for president in 2022.
ABS-CBN News cited a video in which reporters asked Duterte if his daughter, Sara Duterte-Carpio, would be running with his longtime aide Senator Christopher “Bong” Go.
“So is it clear, Sara-Go?" the journalist asked Duterte, according to Reuters.
It is Sara-Go," the president replied.
Some believe Duterte's move is meant to keep power in the family. His daughter is highly rated in polls of potential presidential contenders.
Duterte flirted with running for vice president, given that he cannot run again for president under the country’s constitution, but public polls showed little support for that course and many many voters believed it was a power grab, Reuters noted.
Some believe Duterte also wants a close ally in office to protect him from potential prosecution related to his war on drugs, which has left some 5,000 dead.